In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FUMATORIA
Noun
fumatoria
plural of fumatorium
Source: Wiktionary
FUMATORIUM
Fu`ma*to"ri*um, n.; L. pl. -ria (#). [NL., fr. L. fumare, fumatum, to smoke.]
Definition: An air-tight compartment in which vapor may be generated to destroy germs or insects; esp., the apparatus used to destroy San José scale on nursery stock, with hydrocyanic acid vapor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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